Marianne Lyons Delorey, Ph.D.

Redeem the dream

By Marianne Lyons Delorey, Ph.D. May is Older Americans Month. This month, we celebrate our older adults and the paths they have traveled.  Unfortunately, just as...
Kelly’s Roast Beef, founded at Revere Beach in 1951, now has ten locations throughout the U.S., and was recently acquired by a private equity firm with plans for more expansion.

Revere legend Kelly’s Roast Beef plans expansion

By Sharon Oliver Contributing Writer REVERE - Founded in 1951 by Frank McCarthy and Ray Carey as a hot dog stand, Kelly’s Roast Beef is an...
Janice Lindsay

Thank a vaccine

By Janice Lindsay Contributing Writer April is my birth month. This year, thanks to Texas, I’m remembering the day I turned nine. On my ninth birthday I...
Marianne Lyons Delorey, Ph.D.

The graying of our prisons

By Marianne Lyons Delorey, Ph.D. CNN reported last month that older women in Japan are occasionally getting themselves arrested in order to get into prisons...
Basile is CEO of Catania Oils, a fourth-generation family business, which is a leading provider of olive and vegetable oils.

Oil man: Tony Basile, CEO of Catania Oils

By Nance Ebert Contributing Writer AYER – Anthony (Tony) Basile’s family has been in the oil business for well over a century. Just not the type...
Long-time DJ Cha-Chi Loprete, right, and magician John Logan have teamed up to bring a multimedia experience to Beatles fans.

DJ and magician team up to bring Fab Four magic to Beatles fans

By Matt Robinson Contributing Writer BOSTON - Though it has been over 60 years since the Beatles first came to Boston, the band’s legacy has remained...
The real Grizzly Adams was a shoemaker from Medway who led a life that was somewhat less sanitized than its portrayal by actor Dan Haggerty on the 1970s TV show. Photo/Wikimedia Commons

The dark history of Medway’s John “Grizzly” Adams

By Sharon Oliver Contributing Writer MEDWAY - Many can recall the 1970s classic television series “The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams.” Fans tuned in each...
Soul singer James Brown’s historic April 1968 concert at Boston Garden was broadcast live on local TV station WGBH, and credited with helping keep the city calm in the wake of the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. Photo/Wikimedia Commons

‘Godfather of Soul’ James Brown once helped quell racial tensions in Boston

By Sharon Oliver Contributing Writer BOSTON - Although it may sound cliché to say, “music has charms to soothe the savage beast,” there is some truthfulness...
Sheldon Goldberg's creative and varied career has taken him from theater production to being professional wrestling promoter, and now a novelist.

Ring leader: Theater and wrestling impresario turned novelist Sheldon Goldberg

By Matt Robinson Contributing Writer BOSTON - Shakespeare has often been quoted as opining that, “All the world’s a stage,” and that, during his lifetime, a...
Thomas Keegan of Shrewsbury spent decades photographing others. Now, he’s retiring from photography after 70 years. (Photo/Evan Walsh)

After 70 years of capturing moments, Shrewsbury man puts down the camera

By Evan Walsh Contributing Writer SHREWSBURY – Thomas Keegan spent decades photographing others. Now, it’s his career that’s coming into focus.  After 70 years of taking pictures,...